Drumline East Park, Shannon Free Zone, Shannon Co. Clare
Construction of an external plant compound with air conditioning units, chillers, generators, and transformers.
2560472 · Clare County Council · Lodged 1 August 2025
- Reference
- 2560472
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 August 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of an external plant compound enclosed with a security fence. It will house air conditioning units, chillers, thermal storage tanks, a pump house, generators, and transformers on an existing roof plant area.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
For an external plant compound enclosed with a security fence to include air conditioning units with condensers and dedicated outdoor air system on existing roof plant area, chillers, thermal storage tanks, pump house, generators, transformers, and all ancillary site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“The use of land for light industry shall be taken to incl. uses where the primary activity is the manufacture of a physical product. The use for ind./manufacturing, incubator units, distribution, open storage, transport operating centres etc is accept.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
Objective set by the Shannon Town and Environs Local Area PLan (2012–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planKey dates
Timeline
- Application received1 August 2025
- Further information requested24 September 2025
- Further information received17 October 2025
- Decision due13 November 2025
- Decision issued12 November 2025
- Grant issued17 December 2025
- Permission expiry16 December 2030
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